Glasgow’s Fracture Liaison Service model was so successful that it was copied across the world.
Fractures are the fourth most consequential health condition, measured in years lost to disability and premature death
In 2001, clinicians Stephen Gallacher and Ian McLellan discovered that by scanning patients over 50 for osteoporosis when they presented with a broken bone they could help prevent further, more serious fractures.Half of women over 50 will suffer broken bones due to the disease and a fifth of men, with 300,000 Scots living with the condition.condition, measured in years lost to disability and premature death.
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